SASQUATCHfabrix. — SASFAB 2-in-1 Coat/Gilet sasquatchfabrix-sasfab-2-in-1-coat-gilet SASQUATCHfabrix. SASFAB 2-in-1 Coat/Gilet, a convertible camo-print and sherpa fleece outerwear piece from the Tokyo label known for Americana and graphic-heavy workwear references.
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Ryoji Ikeda — test pattern ryoji-ikeda-test-pattern Ryoji Ikeda's test pattern — an ongoing visual art series by the Japanese electronic artist, transforming raw data streams into high-velocity barcode-like projections. Ikeda converts data into precisely structured audio and visual compositions, collapsing the gap between information and perception.
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Undercover × Uniqlo UU Fleece Jacket undercover-uniqlo-uu-fleece-jacket The Undercover × Uniqlo 'UU' fleece jacket from the FW2012 collaboration — Jun Takahashi's minimal take on a pile fleece jacket, released as part of the limited UU line for Uniqlo Japan.
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visvim FBT Lhamo-Folk visvim-fbt-lhamo-folk visvim FBT Lhamo-Folk by Hiroki Nakamura — a vegetable-tanned leather moccasin boot rooted in the traditional footwear of Native American peoples, reinterpreted through Nakamura's obsessive research into craft and materials. The Lhamo-Folk variant introduces Tibetan textile references into the FBT's already layered lineage, finished with hand-sewn uppers and a Vibram outsole.
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Japanese Warrior Figure — Edo/Meiji Period Ink Painting
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White Mountaineering Camouflage Jacket white-mountaineering-camouflage-jacket A camouflage-print jacket from White Mountaineering, the Japanese technical outdoor label by Yosuke Aizawa. Published July 2014.
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Visvim Sanjuro Kimono visvim-sanjuro-kimono Visvim Sanjuro Kimono jacket — a haori-style coat from the SENSE Magazine 'TEXT in visvim' SS2012 editorial, featuring visvim's signature indigo-overdye process on cotton-linen.
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SENSE Magazine visvim Spring Summer 2012 sense-magazine-visvim-spring-summer-2012 'TEXT in visvim', the visvim Spring/Summer 2012 editorial in Japan's SENSE Magazine (March 2012), documenting Hiroki Nakamura's collection.
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A page from 'TEXT in visvim', the visvim Spring/Summer 2012 feature in Japan's SENSE Magazine (March 2012). Naturally dyed, hand-constructed pieces from Hiroki Nakamura.
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A page from 'TEXT in visvim', the visvim Spring/Summer 2012 feature in Japan's SENSE Magazine (March 2012). Naturally dyed, hand-constructed pieces from Hiroki Nakamura.
Tan Pleated Shorts tan-pleated-shorts Tan pleated shorts on the street in Harajuku, Tokyo, shot for Fashionsnap in September 2012 — a note of early-2010s Harajuku menswear.
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Tan pleated shorts on the street in Harajuku, Tokyo, shot for Fashionsnap in September 2012. Full, high-waisted and worn long.
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Tan pleated shorts on the street in Harajuku, Tokyo, shot for Fashionsnap in September 2012. Full, high-waisted and worn long.
Akari Hayami — Japanese Fashion Magazine Editorial
Akari Hayami — Japanese Fashion Magazine Editorial akari-hayami-japanese-fashion-magazine-editorial Japanese actress and model Akari Hayami photographed for a Japanese fashion magazine editorial, styled in a mannish collegiate look with a chambray shirt, grey slacks, teal socks, and a colorful rucksack.
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Forty Percents Against Rights forty-percents-against-rights Forty Percents Against Rights (FPAR), the message-driven Japanese label by Tetsu Nishiyama of WTAPS, which opened its online store in 2013.
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FORTY PERCENTS AGAINST RIGHTS (FPAR), a Japanese label by Tetsu Nishiyama, who also runs WTAPS and ran the 1990s FPAR. Message-based graphics with military- and workwear-derived cuts; it opened its own online store in 2013.
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FORTY PERCENTS AGAINST RIGHTS (FPAR), a Japanese label by Tetsu Nishiyama, who also runs WTAPS and ran the 1990s FPAR. Message-based graphics with military- and workwear-derived cuts; it opened its own online store in 2013.
Undercover Diaplex Autumn/Winter 2007 Collection undercover-diaplex-autumn-winter-2007 Jun Takahashi's Undercover AW2007 collection built around Diaplex, a thermo-sensitive smart fabric that becomes breathable and waterproof in response to body temperature. One of the more technically ambitious collections from the Tokyo brand.
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The North Face Purple Label Down Cardigan the-north-face-purple-label-down-cardigan The North Face Purple Label Down Cardigan — a slim-fitting insulated cardigan from Nanamica's Japan-exclusive Purple Label line. Features high-density polyester taffeta shell and KODENSHI down fill with snap-button closure.
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Luker by Neighborhood White Field Jacket luker-by-neighborhood-white-field-jacket White multi-pocket field jacket from Luker by Neighborhood, featuring a notched lapel, four front flap pockets, and embroidered crest and badge details. Ghost-mannequin product shot.
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Kapital Fall/Winter 2013 "Indigenous" Lookbook kapital-fall-winter-2013-indigenous-lookbook Kapital's Fall/Winter 2013 collection titled 'Indigenous', photographed by Eric Kvatek in New Zealand. Six-image set showing harlequin-diamond patterned wool garments — a utility wrap skirt and sash — styled with long-haired model in woodland setting.
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Stussy x Bedwin & The Heartbreakers Fall/Winter 2012 Varsity Jacket
Stussy x Bedwin & The Heartbreakers Fall/Winter 2012 Varsity Jacket stussy-bedwin-heartbreakers-fall-winter-2012-varsity-jacket Collaboration varsity jacket (スタジャン) from the second Stussy x Bedwin & The Heartbreakers joint release, Autumn/Winter 2012. A pairing of the California surf/skate label and Tokyo rock-influenced label Bedwin & The Heartbreakers.
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Number (N)ine Spring/Summer 2008 “Birds” Collection
Number (N)ine Spring/Summer 2008 “Birds” Collection number-nine-spring-summer-2008-birds-collection-2 A look from the Number (N)ine Spring/Summer 2008 “Birds” collection by Takahiro Miyashita, presented in an old convent setting with Nirvana-lullaby accompaniment. The collection drew on Hitchcock imagery and grunge-layered “optimistic goth” aesthetics.
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Comme des Garçons Homme Fragrance Campaign Artwork
Comme des Garçons Homme Fragrance Campaign Artwork comme-des-garcons-homme-fragrance-campaign-artwork Black and white campaign graphic for Comme des Garçons Homme, featuring engraved-style botanical illustrations of garlic bulbs on a pure black ground. A striking example of Rei Kawakubo's unconventional approach to fragrance packaging and campaign design.
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Nonnative Handyman Pullover — Nylon Ripstop, Black
Chiaki Kuriyama — Kill Bill Volume 1 Japanese Magazine Feature chiaki-kuriyama-kill-bill-volume-1-japanese-magazine Scanned page from a 2003 Japanese entertainment magazine featuring Chiaki Kuriyama (栗山千明) in a Kill Bill Volume 1 promotional editorial. Article by Shinsan Nameko; costume credit M-Premier.
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giuliano Fujiwara FW13 Editorial giuliano-fujiwara-fw13-editorial giuliano Fujiwara Fall/Winter 2013 collection editorial — the Italian-Japanese designer's seasonal presentation blending Northern European avant-garde and Oriental minimalism, shown January 2013.
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LABRAT x Porter Utility MA-1 Bomber Jacket labrat-porter-utility-ma-1-bomber-jacket The LABRAT x Porter Utility MA-1 bomber from 2011, a collaboration between Japanese label LABRAT and Yoshida & Co. An oversized nylon MA-1 silhouette loaded with over 13 pockets — 3D front/back pockets, a zip document pocket on the upper back, sleeve pockets, and triangular forearm zips — with Porter's signature orange lining.
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Porter (Yoshida & Co.) Navy Nylon Daypack porter-yoshida-navy-nylon-daypack Classic Porter navy nylon daypack with grey base panel, silver metal zippers, and dark webbing straps. Product shot on white background, posted March 2013.
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